Yesterday, in Otrey Twp., Big Stone Co., there was not only the Ruff = posted on the MOU rare-bird alert but also a male Cinnamon Teal. From = about 9:00 to 9:30 AM the Ruff was at the pothole on the northwest side = of the intersection of CR 67 and CR 21; it then departed, flying away = high in a northwest or west-northwest direction. From about 11:40 AM to = 12:00 noon the Cinnamon Teal was at a pothole on the east side of CR 12, = 1.0 mile south of where CR 12 intersects with CR 62; the teal, too, = departed, but flew a short distance to the south-southwest and then = descended out of sight, as if to land.
Phil Chu Department of Biology St. John's University Collegeville, MN 56321
